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April
Easter is celebrated in a traditional fashion (Easter-egg hunts, roast lamb),
and spring is in the air. Days lengthen and the mercury climbs, meaning lots
of greenery after the snow melts, plus the arrival of thousands of migrating
birds.
Sumardagurinn Fyrsti
Rather ambitiously, Icelanders celebrate the first day of summer (the first Thursday after
18 April) with celebrations and street parades. A case of winter-induced madness? No, it's
a nod to the Old Norse calendar, which divided the year into only two seasons: winter and
summer.
Puffins on Parade
To the delight of twitchers and photographers, in April the divinely comedic puffin arrives
in huge numbers (an estimated 10 million birds) for the breeding season, departing for
warmer climes by mid-August. There are puffin colonies all around the country.
May
May is shoulder season, and it's not a bad month to visit, just before the
tourist season cranks up in earnest. Enjoy prices before they escalate, plus
lengthening days, spring wildflowers and first-rate birdwatching.
Reykjavík Arts Festival
Culture vultures flock to Iceland's premier cultural festival, which showcases two weeks
of local and international theatre performances, film, dance, music and visual art. See
www.listahatid.is for the program.
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